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Sgt. MacKenzie" is a lament written and sung by Joseph Kilna MacKenzie (1955-2009), [1] in memory of his great-grandfather who was killed in combat during World War I. It has been used in the 2002 movie We Were Soldiers and the ending scene of the 2012 film End of Watch .
"Sgt. MacKenzie" is perhaps a departure from their normal style, as its drumming and piping are subdued, and it is primarily a vocal piece. It was featured in the soundtrack to the film, We Were Soldiers (2002), and in the movie End of Watch (2012). [2] [3] Joe Kilna MacKenzie died after a long illness, on 28 April 2009. [4]
We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film written and directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson. Based on the book We Were Soldiers Once… and Young (1992) by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway , it dramatizes the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965.
Moore was highly decorated for his heroism during the battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle of the Vietnam War, as depicted in the book and film, “We Were Soldiers Once…and Young."
Crandall's exploits (along with those of many others) at the Battle of Ia Drang, are depicted in the 1992 book We Were Soldiers Once...And Young (by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway), and in the related 2002 movie, We Were Soldiers, where he is portrayed by Greg Kinnear. Crandall served as an aviation consultant during filming in 2001.
Nicknamed “John 3:16” by his fellow soldiers, Sgt. De Roo dreamed of returning to Iraq in peacetime after the war as a pastor. ... population and showing the persecuted Uyghur women they were ...
When he was a Sergeant First Class, he was involved in a hostage rescue on the 22 October 2015 at an ISIS prison in Kirkuk, Iraq, which about 70 Iraqi prisoners were rescued and Delta Force MSG Joshua Wheeler was killed in action.
Amazon is moving forward with its series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s novel We Were Liars. The streamer has handed the project, which comes from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie and Universal ...